Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-03-02


of Columbia, who subsequently presented it
to Col. Rion. The correspondent thinks
that this Is the alleged Orleans snuff box.
He is correct. The snuff box bears the let
ter O., and 6 crown set in diamonds. 1t
has not the Orleans Monogram. The initial
is probably that of Oscar I, king of Sweden
and Norway, born 1859. Col. Rion's family
knew the history of this snuff box, and his
reference to it, as proof of his Orleans de-
scent, they considered an evidence that he
was under the influence of morphine when
he made his dying declaration.
BRIGHT BABIES.
We heard last fall of a woman who was
pitting cherries when her little daughter
came up and said:
20, mamma, lemme help unbutton those
cherries, can't ?"-Daesuile Breeze.
Little Flossie had kept up chatter all
through the meal, and grandma could hard
ly squeeze in word point first. Finally
grandma said:
"Flossy, you talk too much. You don't
hear grandma jabbering every minute"
"NO, gran'ma, but you know you've lived
good deal longer'n have, and had time
to pet most of the talk out o. you."
Grandma didn't attempt to answer that
argument Chicago Neacs. ,
A little girl of five, anxious to do little
work on her dolls dress, sat down last Sun
day with needle and thread, and began sew
ing. Her mother told her to put her things
away, because it was Sunday, adding:
"You know God does not like to have you
sew on Sunday"
The little cir! laid aside her needle and
remained thinking for few moments,
when she broke out with:
Mamma, do you suppose He would care
| if ripped a little ?"-Boston Budget.
1t was in the infant class Of a Sunday
school. The teacher was trying to bring
out the fact that David was man of varied
occupations There had been smooth sail
ing until the question was asked:
"What do you call man who plays on
harp?'
After brief pause youngster raises his
hand and answers:
"An Italian"
The teacher and scholars had a good laugh
and new topic was Observation-Disclosures
Traveller.
A New York six-year-old while busily
engaged in interviewing hair he had pull
ed from his head was questioned as to what
he was looking for. He replied that his
Sunday-school teacher had read in the les
son that the hairs of the head were all
numbered, and he was looking for the num-
berthe Earth.
THOSE AFRICAN MARTY Rs.-There have
been no martyrs who have shown them
selves made of sterner stuff than Africans.
nation of superstitious, fetch barbarians
into Christians in the first rank. Here are
two instances given by the missionaries OF
Uganda, of negro martyrs under MWanga's
cruel order These are not of the first cen
tury, but of the latest; nor where Chris
tianity has been long established, but where
yesterday it was not. The story runs thus:
"Fredi was an earnest Christian, whose
life was cause of deep thankfulness to the
missionaries. He had been jealous in
teaching others and winning them to Christ.
When the young converts were murdered
he was standing by. The fierce chief who
was executing Mwanga's commands turned
to Fred and threatened to burn him and
his whole family. Fredi replied: well,
do so; am .Christian, ard I am not
afraid After the execution he took Mr..
Ashe, one of the missionaries to visit the
scene of the martyrdom. when we reach
ed it, says Mr.. Ashe, he kneeled with me.
and poured out his heart to God that He
would bring his salvation to those in dark
ness' Fredi was warned to flee. He re-
| fused, and at last was taken, numerically
clubbed to death, and then flung into the
flames.
Roberto, another Christian, was men,
Der of the native Church Council. He was
engaged in holding prayers in his home
with several lads, when the eXecutioners
suddenly appeared. All the lads save one
boted through the thin reed wall of the
house and escaped. Roberto remained.
DO not be afraid thatI will shoot you,' cried
the Christian; come in and take me-
They bound him and took him with the
young lad to the king: DO you read? said
Mwanga. Yes Take him and roast him.
sentenced at the same time, but was releas-
ed on the payment of ransom by his
friends. Roberto was kept few days in
the stocks. Then one of his arms was cut
off and roasted before his eyes next leg
was cut off and burned; then the whole
body was burned.
"After the massacre of the Christians the
head eXecutioner reported to the king that
he had never killed men who showed such
fortitude and endurance, and that they had
prayed aloud to God in the fire."
RAILROAD BUILDING 40 YEARS AGO.
When the scheme to build railroad from
Greenville to Columbia was inaugurated in
1916, Columbia people looked upon it as Wis
ionary. The leaders in the undertaking
were General Waddy Thompson and Mr..
afterwards Governor) Perry, of Greenville.
The apathy of Columbia toward the pro-
posed road caused Messrs. Thompson and
Perry, in some of their speeches, to threat
en- to "pass round" that city. The South
ern Chronicle of October 1916, replying to
this threat said:
"We inform the General and his coadju-
tor that the reason why no zeal has been
manifested here is simply because our cap
italists consider it a mere bubble scheme,
utterly impracticable and uncalled for"
And in the same paperof October %, 1916,
we find the following in reply to the Green
| olitOr.